Individuals from diverse minority backgrounds in the United States represent a one-of-its-kind collaboration in understanding diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) challenges in workforce staffing and representation per Equal Opportunity norms. This study involved primary and secondary research in the realm of DEI to develop an…

Videos made by job candidates can be an effective means of promoting their qualifications, thus potentially helping them secure a job. However, little past research has focused on the impact of such videos on reviewers' appraisals of a prospective candidate. Using Aristotle's means of persuasion as a methodological framework, this study first…

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the employers' perceptions of graduates with on-line degrees. Design/methodology/approach: The Ajzen and Fishbein's (1980) theory of attitude formation and change informed the study. This Web-based study used self-administered open-ended questionnaires to collect data. It used purposive sampling to select 15…

This study, carried out in Chile, describes difficulties in the incorporation of employability as an objective in the training of psychologists. Prior research emphasized confusion of key actors about how to train and measure employability. To illustrate that confusion, we compared perspectives of university Psychology department heads and…

This study was designed to investigate response ratings for the value of computer skills, the value of Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications, which participant and/or business qualities impact the desire for given computer skills and Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications, and the employability skills employers desire. Data were analyzed…

At the start of 2019, 7 million U.S. jobs remained unfilled, and American employers consistently cite trouble finding qualified workers. While some liberals insist a "skills gap" doesn't exist, all evidence points to the contrary. These gaps are moreover made worse by a higher education system that ill-equips graduates for the workforce.…

This article examines engineering employers' perspectives on an electronic portfolio for hiring purposes. Eleven employers of engineers viewed one student's electronic portfolio (ePortfolio). To learn the potential for using ePortfolios within the hiring process, hiring managers, human resources directors, and recruiters from the engineering…

The unemployment and underemployment of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have been well documented, and traditional approaches to the interview process identified as one area that poses multiple barriers that disadvantage qualified candidates with autism. This report summarizes research conducted by researchers from the Yang-Tan…

Securing employment poses a significant problem for information technology (IT) college and university graduates. An overarching purpose of this research was to inform IT faculty, IT hiring managers and IT graduates of which 42 critical IT skills best predict the offering of jobs to graduates and how long it takes graduates to receive such offers.…

Alternative Digital Credentials (ADCs) will significantly transform the relationship between higher education institutions and society. By providing fully digital, workplace-relevant, and information-rich records of an individual's skills and competencies, ADCs will render traditional university transcripts increasingly irrelevant and obsolete.…

This report provides a summary of findings from an online survey on behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities among employers at companies that have at least 25 employees and report that 25% or more of their new hires hold either an associate's degree from a two-year college or a bachelor's degree from a four-year college.…

In Australia, different methods of assessing attainment of workplace competencies and national standards are underway. A major concern is how to report information to potential employers in sufficient detail to assist hiring decisions. Reporting methods must recognize that results are used for different purposes; a balance should be struck between…

One method for determining requirements of job applicants is to survey, by function, various segments of the company. A three-part questionnaire was designed to identify the preferences of hiring supervisors, the personal attitudes of management, and feelings related to recruiting women/minorities and obsolete employees. (Author/KMF)

Explains how personnel at the College of Business and at the Career Center at Colorado State University utilized focus groups to discover the skills that regional employers seek in new hires. Results show that the 21 employer-representative participants look for technical skills, communication skills, and personality characteristics/attributes.…

This employer's guide is part of the HAVE (Homemaking and Volunteer Experience) Skills materials designed to help women identify the job-relevant skills they have learned as homemakers and volunteers and to match those skills with paid jobs. The main purpose of this guide is to help employers who are interested in hiring women returning to paid…